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Zimbabwean human rights defender and Trócaire partner, Jestina Mukoko, is in Ireland this week to thank Trócaire supporters for campaigning for her release from imprisonment.

The Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC) has issued a number of important Pastoral Letters in recent years. The most recent letter on National Healing and Reconciliation, titled ‘God Can Heal the Wounds of the Afflicted’, was released on 1st October 2009. This letter calls for support for a proposal by the Zimbabwean Churches and Civil Society for a comprehensive process of national healing and reconciliation.

Trócaire has launched an appeal for Zimbabwe where seven million people have been affected by widespread food shortages and almost 100,000 more by a cholera epidemic that has already claimed over 4,000 lives.

Jacob Zuma will be the next president of South Africa. But what does that mean for the beleaguered people of Zimbabwe?

“Zimbabwe is failing its people.” This was the unequivocal message given on 24 November by “the Elders,” a trio composed of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, former United States President Jimmy Carter and international advocate for women's and children's rights Dr Graça Machel.

Despair is pervading the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe's capital city. People are asking: where can this end?

Mugabe and Tsvangirai are finally talking, but while the world waits to hear the result of their dialogue, millions of Zimbabweans simply wait for food.

Frightening reports are coming from Zimbabwe as the country's run-off Presidential election draws near.

Trócaire is deeply disturbed by the Zimbabwean Government's attempts to prevent NGOs from delivering desperately needed humanitarian assistance.